Designer brand Balenciaga recently unveiled a new limited-edition line of footwear so damaged and dirty that most people wouldn’t be caught wearing it in public.

There’s such a thing as “distressed clothing” and it can actually look pretty nice, but sometimes designers go too far and we end up with some really weird products. Now, when it comes to pushing the envelope, Balenciaga is right up there with some of the most daring fashion brands, but being cutting edge comes with a high risk of looking ridiculous.

A pair of Balenciaga Paris High Top Sneakers will set you back $625, but if you’re looking for the heavily destroyed version, that one will cost you almost three times that much. It’s hard to explain why, because they look like someone just picked up a pair of beat-up old Converse sneakers, wore them daily for another year or so and then slapped the ‘Balenciaga’ name on them.

The promotional photos put out by the fashion house have sparked quite the controversy on social media, with people wondering if Balenciaga is just trolling its fans at this point, and others trying to understand why anyone would pay $1,850 for its new “full destroyed” sneakers.

“If you bought the $1,850 Balenciaga sneaker that looks like it was run over by a lawnmower please seek help but also please reach out to me because I would like to understand where you mind was at in that moment,” writer Brendan Dunne tweeted.

But even though reactions to the bizarre footwear – of which only 100 pairs are available for purchase – have been overwhelmingly negative, one could say that Balenciaga’s marketing team reached its goal. People are talking about the beat-up sneakers and photos of them are all over social media. I guess that’s a win, right?

Source: https://www.odditycentral.com/news/luxury-brand-sells-1850-fully-destroyed-sneakers.html

Pure madness!

Yes, the one I bought for $10,000 looked worst than this. We the rich buy stuffs like this to show we are there.

I hope Balenciaga is donating the revenue to the homeless

Cool.
I can see y'all getting prepared for the Z^th Century.
With Balenciaga's distressed shoes in circulation, bipolar Yeezy in the West supplying his tattered wears and China in Asia working all day, on the zombie virus, World Era Z is almost set.

Well, am I surprised? No sir.
The other time the donkey of a guy was struggling to save his fingers from the Lion, a more surprising thing in the backdrop was onlookers all posed like statue zombies, glued to their phone cameras, busy recording and not in any way showed concern as the guy wrestled with the lion.
Social media era is launching the world into a totally strange era where people are gradually evolving into zombies but everyone don't yet realize everyone is no longer normal.

By year 2080, the world's stupidity by then would be longer than Bet9ja slip.

Fuvck NO

Damn. Lol. I’ll get it for 1,850 naira. Anything higher and they can miss me with that.

Lol madness

Only an Oloribu will buy a zombie sneaker


Rubbish. Oyinbo and nonsense waste of money

AudioMonkey:
Cool.
I can see y'all getting prepared for the Z^th Century.
With Balenciaga's distressed shoes in circulation, bipolar Yeezy in the West supplying his tattered wears and China in Asia working all day, on the zombie virus, World Era Z is almost set.

Well, am I surprised? No sir.
The other time the donkey of a guy was struggling to save his fingers from the Lion, a more surprising thing in the backdrop was onlookers all posed like statue zombies, glued to their phone cameras, busy recording and not in any way showed concern as the guy wrestled with the lion.
Social media era is launching the world into a totally strange era where people are gradually evolving into zombies but everyone don't yet realize everyone is no longer normal.

By year 2080, the world's stupidity by then would be longer than Bet9ja slip.

You have a very right assessment of the future

Whoever buys that demonic infested shoe for that amount would need generational deliverance, cos the dark forces have a strong hold on him.

This I have seen.

Anyone who votes for APC in 2023 is a brain dead fool. Don't get used to suffering and corruption. This is not how a normal country functions

This one na vanity so I cannot buy it with my money

Not even at gun point

If it will make me like Mike, I'll even pay double for it

rtdCivilservant:
Yes, the one I bought for $10,000 looked worst than this. We the rich buy stuffs like this to show we are there.

Aje...


Take this

Ment....

Is it for ritual purposes?

With their empowerment it will sell because revelation 18:1-end explains their stand.

#250 last

Hmmm.... interesting. Wonder if they are impregnated with landfill smells to complete the 'experience'.....

Yeye dey smell

If you buy am just know say no be shoe you buy, na art you buy

DenreleDave:
Only an Oloribu will buy a zombie sneaker


Rubbish. Oyinbo and nonsense waste of money

Aje